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Headmate kit Tom J at 11:34am 04.16.25 Catalina 310 1/1083 I assume most owners have switched out the Wilcox Crittenden head for the Raritan, as I did, but for
Hunter 38 cockpit cushions (1) rbroad9 at 9:41am 04.16.25 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/659 White cushions with black piping available for free to anyone who can use them. Good condition, no
Arch for Oceanis 40CC Stauff at 7:54am 04.16.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/330 I am looking for input and photos from those who have an arch installed on their 40CC transom. I wo
Propellor missing help john duncan summers at 7:28am 04.16.25 Ask All Sailors 23/1923 I have just been left a Beneteau Oceanis Clipper 381 yrs 1996 this boat has not moved in five years
Leak source found in removable deck panel (2) sailcapt340 at 6:42am 04.16.25 Ask All Sailors 12/918 Today, on my 2000 Hunter 340, while I was finishing up routing my remote Mic Cable into my pedestal
Waste valve state position? (1) SheetHappens at 4:05am 04.16.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1305 Boat is still new to me and learning her.as I go. This is the position of the waste valve and how
Winchrite V5 replacement battery?? eianm at 1:16am 04.16.25 Big Boats 4/682 It seems winchrite no longer offer a replacement battery for my V5- does anyone know of a replacemen
(another) Fuel/Water Separator Thread - Help me choose! (4) max_sailing at 10:09pm 04.15.25 Catalina 310 21/3611 Hi 310 Folks, My 310 with an M25-XPB came with no Fuel/Water separator. I have only the spin-on fil
Mast Raising Jig Hunter 23 (and maybe others) Comment_Redacted at 4:48pm 04.15.25 Smaller Boats 8/940 Hey all, I was browsing your site and came across a few posts of people having issues raising their
Hunter 29.5 leaks between hull and deck mount or through scepter? Derk at 1:31pm 04.15.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/350 My Hunter 29.5 leaks a littlebit inside the galley, above the backrest. On the innerside of the hull
Part 3: Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! (1) EnamrdSalr21 at 10:50am 04.15.25 Ask An Oday Owner 9/971 When looking at the jib halyard, it looked as if the pulley attached to the mast was in an odd posit
Part 2: Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! EnamrdSalr21 at 10:44am 04.15.25 Ask An Oday Owner 7/629 When raising the mast, the spreaders and the shrouds were fighting me the whole time. I tried loosen
Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! (1) EnamrdSalr21 at 10:39am 04.15.25 Ask An Oday Owner 24/1784 Hey All! I put my mast up today to get a feel for my boat. It was quite difficult. Need some help w
Can I add additional power source(s) to Victron MPPT controller? (1) Gene Neill at 8:45am 04.15.25 Ask All Sailors 17/1269 Our outboard has a very small alternator, about 4A, which is not connected to anything at this time.
Treating Engine Surface Corrosion Foswick at 12:02am 04.15.25 Ask All Sailors 14/1126 I have a low-hours Universal M-35B engine. The previous owner let a leak around the raw water pump g
Catalina 25 1981 (5) NBSailboatowners2581 at 1:12pm 04.14.25 Ask All Sailors 30/2357 Good evening all sailors and boat owners, Me and my boyfriend recently bought a Catalina 25 1981. I
Outboard shaft for 240 Gypsy Legend at 12:49pm 04.14.25 Smaller Boats 3/421 Here's a thing, I had a 2006 Tohatsu 6HP Sail Drive long shaft on my 240 when I bought her , long st
Moisture in prop strut filler (3) OneDrop at 9:00am 04.14.25 Ask All Sailors 2/456 There is moisture trapped in the epoxy filler around the prop support strut that is through bolted t
Hunter 456 rudder issue (2) henric at 7:39am 04.14.25 Big Boats 6/966 Hi, I need to loosen the rudder and lower it down. I have some damage at the top of the rudder that
Universal M12 Diesel Engine StanleyJ at 4:22am 04.14.25 Ask All Sailors 3/713 Has anyone replaced their original Motorola alternator (which I believe is 35amp and no longer avail

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Goosneck corrosion - how bad is this? (1) jssailem at 8:22pm 10.29.25 File https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse1.mm.bing.net%2Fth%2Fid%2FOIP.Ca
Broken Mast block alternativez PaulK at 7:23pm 10.29.25 Sailboatdata shows the Cal 2-27 has a deck-stepped mast. Attaching the turning block to the deck/ca
Broken Mast block alternativez High Current at 5:28pm 10.29.25 Something to consider if your mast is keel-stepped (hard to tell from the picture if that's a base o
Engine shut off on Yanmar 3QM30F eelwik at 5:20pm 10.29.25 Greg that was spot on thank you. I set up my phone to watch the lever as I pulled, and the 'bracke
1984 Newport Mk3 30-foot spreader boot (end cap) size? JoeWhite at 5:18pm 10.29.25 Do not put a booth there. The standing rigging will rust as a result. Why do you think booth is need
Replacing Whale foot pump in awkward location JoeWhite at 5:16pm 10.29.25 Since the oven is gimbled, it appears that if you push the bottom of the oven all the way in you wil
Broken Mast block alternativez Davidasailor26 at 5:03pm 10.29.25 What does the interior of the boat look like in the area around the mast? Is there a headliner or do
Fuel range for C30 with M25-XP Johnb at 2:29pm 10.29.25 Now is the time to be glad you did not get bamboozled into electric propulsion.
Anchor size marcham at 2:26pm 10.29.25 Never leave the anchor rode attached to the windlass. Ask me how I know? I sense there's a story t
Goosneck corrosion - how bad is this? FastOlson at 2:04pm 10.29.25 I would remove the boom and work on it in a shop. It will not spontaneously improve. Well now, are
Spin-Tech Furler cokomo at 2:01pm 10.29.25 Thank You
Spin-Tech Furler FastOlson at 1:55pm 10.29.25 One part of the whole furler puzzle that may have been misplaced in all the Q&A and back n forth...
Fuel range for C30 with M25-XP Tally Ho at 1:24pm 10.29.25 We're about to make the trip back to the yard. It's roughly a 38 mile trip. We're expecting 2' seas
Where can I buy a bumper section for a Hunter 23.5 ? FWBpilot at 1:01pm 10.29.25 Ask for Mike at this forum store extension 106 as he originally ordered the rub rail for the 23.5.
Spin-Tech Furler cokomo at 12:58pm 10.29.25 Sorry to hear that. We have the car, but have trouble keeping it on the foil. I am going to give i
Anchor size SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:25am 10.29.25 Never leave the anchor rode attached to the windlass. Ask me how I know?
H50 generator SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:21am 10.29.25 When i owned a H50, I always thought the Mini12 was oversized for the load demands of the boat. I th
Fuel range for C30 with M25-XP Stu Jackson at 11:02am 10.29.25 40 nm @ 4 knots = 10 hours 10 hours = 5 gallons at 0.5 gph You "must" have a C30 Owners Manual.
TRAVELER UPGRADE Doug on Long Island Sound at 9:05am 10.29.25 No, I just removed the part that bridged the cam cleat, and added the Harken block below it. Just ma
Spin-Tech Furler Trailz at 8:51am 10.29.25 I realized after I typed that our boat probably doesn't have the hood at the top -- as there is no '

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